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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Hugh Kennedy, superintendent Isabella Furnace company, Sharpsburg, was born in Ohio in 1858. He is a grandson of Joseph and Jane (Reed) Kennedy, who were among the early pioneers of Mahoning county, Ohio. Among their ten children was T. W. Kennedy, born in Ohio, who married Margaret Trusdale, who bore him eight children. He was a practical iron-man, being a designer and builder of furnaces. Hugh, his third son, in 1881 entered upon the duties of his present position as superintendent of the Isabella Furnace company. He married, in 1879, Lizzie, daughter of George Smith, of Ohio, and they have five children: Roy G., Julia T., George W., Margaret and Paul R. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are members of the United Presbyterian Church; politically he is a republican.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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